When my life gets hectic and out of sorts, I bring this picture of tranquility to mind and it calms me. The picture is this imaginary little log cabin on the edge of the woods, in front of it is a glassy, quiet lake, sun reflecting in the ripples from a light breeze. It is a perfect day and a perfect reflection. I can sigh from the peace it brings. Nature does this for me. The perfect elixir to sip on when nothing else is right.

Sometimes, just taking a walk around a lake is just as nice, but it is in this vision somehow, the simple little cabin, brings me home.
Home is peace to me and therefore helps complete the fantasy. A simple cabin in the woods has a stream of smoke pouring out of it's chimney. Someone is home and maybe enjoying a good read and a warm fire. There is peace for that person at this moment and I can enjoy their moment, as well.

Life is sometimes very demanding, but these simple little dreams can sometimes recharge me and take me home. My friendships also recharge me and fill my life with happiness. I hate when my mind wanders to places filled with negative thoughts, maybe about friendship gone sour, with no explanation. My mind over analyzes these things, and I don't like to linger long in these dark thoughts. They are negative thoughts that don't get answered sometimes and I have to drop them. Not everyone is going to be head over heels about me, so, I have to just get over it...so I go to my happy place, a simple cabin in the woods. I'll put out my "Welcome" mat for all my friends on the stream.

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Graduation Day!! I was on remote control the entire day and was forgetting all the details I am usually really good at remembering, but not on this day, the graduation from high school of my first born. The day was sunny and warm. We arrived at the small school and handed in our all important admission tickets, which I finally found, after frantically looking through all my piles, as the family waited impatiently in the car. We watched as the class was introduced and photographed, their unique personalities shining through all the pomp and circumstance. A former alumni spoke and was a little long-winded, causing much squirming and yawns. Then the moment when they all received their diploma, again the personalities emerged, adding much needed levity. The receiving line lasted for what seemed like forever, we hopped on at the end, so we could enjoy all the people congratulating them. The Headmaster, told us we should be very proud, that our son had made such an impact on the school in such a short time there. I thought about this and realized it is my son who should be so very proud.

So, forgetful or not, another milestone has been reached by my oldest and he will go on and perhaps, wow the world, as he has wowed us.

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I've just been wondering where the heck are ya?? Just joking. So today I spent the better part of the morning learning to text my children on my cell phone. I could not get the keys to print the letter I wanted, so my first attempt, though garbled and illiterate was sent for my youngest's entertainment. Then I hit some key that made all the right letters print just like I do when I save names. Yo ho, and off I send my perfect text. It was a pretty exciting moment!

Well, I carried that phone around in my hoodie for the rest of the morning and didn't get a response until lunchtime. Then I opened my phone and my message was still there and being pretty generic, I texted same to older daughter who was eating lunch in the kitchen with her friend. I listen from around the corner, knowing her phone is glued to her palm. I hear laughter, and she screams, "I love u too, Mom!" Ah, these modern days of thechnology...I think they are actually bridging the generation gap and bringing us closer...

Any how...I think I will get the hang of it sooner or later. Oops...
gotta go, another message is coming in, I'm getting popular. I promise to not let this go to my head.
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